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Famous people · Hempstead
Musicians stand out among the 30 famous people born in Hempstead
Most widely known is Method Man, the American rapper and actor, with articles in 45 languages. Bill Nieder, the American shot putter, comes second, with Prodigy third. The list comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 residents, below the 3.9 of the typical town in New York. The earliest on the list is Benjamin Halsted, born in 1734, and the youngest Adil Gowani, born in 1994.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Method Man
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1734
Benjamin Halsted
Youngest
1994
Adil Gowani
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hempstead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hempstead is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Hempstead
Musicians take two of the three places.
#2
#3Through the years
When Hempstead’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsMusicScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFaithBusinessFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hempstead
Still to come: 27 more, from 1734 to 1994.
William Laing
1831–1864American Union Army soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
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A chosen home
Also called Hempstead home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hempstead, though born elsewhere.
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Around it, New York City has the most people on record, 99 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hempstead and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (21)
- Bill Nieder: Press photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prodigy: Shakti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Nicholas: User:Juliux, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Hicks: H. Inman, artist Maverick, Peter, 1780-1831, engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shalom H. Schwartz: Original uploaded by Maksim Rudnev (Transfered by Ravit), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roc Marciano: Devon Guerrero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlene Lipsey: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig S. Harris: Mundi-Joe Tilburg, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donovan Smith: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon McNally: Ron Baker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tu Holloway: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Wright: Greg Grudt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Morgan Clowes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John V. Byrne: NOAA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie August Schneider: Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lana Del Rey: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Baldwin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Norris Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Slater: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Crampton: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Nolin: Jrchun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons